# Filter vs finster

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Filter
*noun · IPA [ˈfɪltɐ] · frequency rank #5,945*
Material zur Trennung oder Aussonderung bestimmter Substanzen

### finster
*adjective · IPA [ˈfɪnstɐ] · frequency rank #23,932*
sehr dunkel

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/filter-vs-finster